Wooden-floor section



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J. B; EEN v wooDEN FLOOR SECTION Filed July 1, 1920 Patented Sept. I8, i923.

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i mais erica( JOHANNES BENJAMIN EEN, OAF. VOSS, NORVVY. l

Application led July 1,

To all viozomz't mag/ concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANNES BnNJAMrN EEN, a subject of the King of \lorway, re siding at Voss, Norway, have invented vcertain new and useful Improvements in lVooden-FloorSections; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, ref-k erence being had to the accompanying drawings. and to letters or figures of reference marked thereonfwhich form a part of thisV beams to which they are nailed, thereby correspondingly increasing the bearing strength of saidV beams.

similar 'mannen namely parallel to the beams, thereby also adding to their strength.V Test loa-ds have shownthat it is possible vin this manner to ensure a considerable saving,

and that the Vbeam dimensions may be matef rially reduced compared to floors in which the deals are nailed transverselyl to the beams. Y

In the drawings accompanying andV forming part of this specification, Y j

Figure 1 is Aa cross-sectional view .of a floor section, made in accordanceV with the present invention; l

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same section; and

Fig. 3 is an end view thereof.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures of the drawings. y

Referring to these drawings, the floor sections are, as in the ordinary practice, com` posed of a frame l, to both sides of which are nailed boards, and which frame l may eventually be provided with one or more cardboard frames 2, subdividing the interior cavity of the section. According to my invention, I employ the longitudinal frame parts 3 as floor beams, the same being reinto which is added 'the thickness of the The ceiling boards nailed to the underside of the beams are laid in a y 1920. seriailirojaeaio;

5 beingv nailedlengthwise on to the frame parts 3, which are preferably made'of planks on edge Intl-iis manner there` are'forn'ied faretti byaiedaig i, and the ceding-bends combined beams, being iinfthe'- formof V doweledV or armed beams obtaining a'Y heightV corresponding to the height of the planks 3, deal 4l and the ceiling board V5 nailed t0 said plank. f The outward sides of the planks or beams 3 may be grooved or feathered' inthe usual manner and the finished sections are laid Ydirectly on to the foundation wall or to the outer and partition walls in the same way as common floor beams. sible to effect the laying of a fioor of such floor sections within a very short time.

The floor sections shown in the drawings are intended forcarrying an outer wall, and are assembled so as to form at their outer ends adepression 6 for insertion of the ver-v tical sections of said walls as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The floor sections may eventually beprovided with transverse braces?- for thev deal boards 4. Y f It is, of course, Yobvious that various changes and modifica-tions may be made to It is therefore posthe details of construction without depart# ing from t e I claim y Y LVA door section, forming a unit comprising'a wooden frame made up of a pair of longitudinally extending planks and aA 'plurality of transverse '.,braces,

a `Vplurality `of ,deals nailed to the frame at, one sideV spirit or' scope of the invention, Y l

thereof and extending longitudinally of the planks, and a plurality of ceiling vboa-rds nailed to the frameat the other side thereof, and likewise extending longitudinally of said planks, the outer of said deals lying above said planks and nailed to them and the outer of'said ceiling boards lying below said planks and being nailed to them, said Y outer deals and ceiling boards having theirV "-7 outer edges flush with the outer sides of said planks, the organization being such that said longitudinal planks, outer dealsand outer ceiling boards form a reinforcedjoist of a height corresponding to the total height of the plank, havingA added to it the total thickness of the outer deals and the outer ceiling boards. i

2. A floor section, forming a unit comprisv ing a wooden frame made up of a pair of longitudinally extending planks and a plurality of transverse braces,a plurality of deals nailed to the frame at one side thereot` and extending longitudinally of the planks, and a plurality of ceiling boards nailed to the frame at the other side thereof, and like- Wise extending longitudinally of said planks the outer ofV said deals lying above said planks and nailed to them and the outer of said ceiling and being nailed to thennsaid outer deals and ceiling boards having their outer edges flush with the outer sides of said planks, the organization being such that said longitudinal planks, outer dea-ls and outer ceiling boards lying below said planksv boards `forno a vreinforced joist oiga height corresponding to 'the total heightl of the plank, having added to it the total thickness of the outer boards, said unit being provided at one of its transverse edges with adoVe-tailed groove for the reception of a vertical section.

In testimony that I Claim the foregoing as my invention,I have signed iny naine in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOHANNES BENJAMN EEN.

deals and the outer ceilingV 

